Aggression and Mating Success in Male Spider Mites
- 9 July 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 193 (4248) , 160-161
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.193.4248.160
Abstract
Male Tetranychus urticae search for and defend quiescent pharate females. Intruding males may be threatened or attacked. Fights involve pushing and grappling with the forelegs, jousting with the mouthparts, and entangling the opponent with silk. In these encounters larger males usually win. Sole possession of a female at her ecdysis virtually ensures successful mating.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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